Decanoic acid, methyl ester
- Formula: C11H22O2
- Molecular weight: 186.2912
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: YRHYCMZPEVDGFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 110-42-9
- Chemical structure:
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The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Capric acid methyl ester; Metholene 2095; Methyl caprate; Methyl caprinate; Methyl decanoate; Methyl-n-caprate; Uniphat A30; Methyl n-decanoate; n-Capric acid methyl ester
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Phase change data
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tboil | 497.2 | K | N/A | Weast and Grasselli, 1989 | BS |
Tboil | 497.05 | K | N/A | Stage, 1953 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tfus | 260.4 | K | N/A | Adriaanse, Dekker, et al., 1964 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔvapH° | 15.8 ± 0.05 | kcal/mol | N/A | van Genderen, van Miltenburg, et al., 2002 | AC |
ΔvapH° | 16.0 | kcal/mol | GC | Krop, Velzen, et al., 1997 | Based on data from 373. to 433. K.; AC |
ΔvapH° | 15.8 ± 0.1 | kcal/mol | GCC | Fuchs and Peacock, 1980 | AC |
ΔvapH° | 15.95 ± 0.14 | kcal/mol | C | Mansson, Sellers, et al., 1977 | ALS |
ΔvapH° | 16.0 ± 0.1 | kcal/mol | C | Månsson, Sellers, et al., 1977 | AC |
Reduced pressure boiling point
Tboil (K) | Pressure (atm) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
381.2 | 0.013 | Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990 | BS |
387.2 | 0.020 | Weast and Grasselli, 1989 | BS |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
14.8 | 350. | N/A | van Genderen, van Miltenburg, et al., 2002 | AC |
15.0 ± 0.02 | 337. | N/A | van Genderen, van Miltenburg, et al., 2002 | AC |
11.9 | 498. | GC | Husain, Sarma, et al., 1993 | Based on data from 453. to 543. K.; AC |
13.6 | 394. | A,E | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 379. to 500. K. See also Rose and Schrodt, 1963.; AC |
15.07 | 293. | V | Scott, Macmillan, et al., 1952 | ALS |
15. | 339. | MG,OM | Scott, Macmillan, et al., 1952 | Based on data from 324. to 370. K.; AC |
Antoine Equation Parameters
log10(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
P = vapor pressure (atm)
T = temperature (K)
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Temperature (K) | A | B | C | Reference | Comment |
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380.5 to 461.4 | 4.67032 | 2037.656 | -68.246 | Rose and Supina, 1961 | Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data. |
References
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Weast and Grasselli, 1989
CRC Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds, 2nd Editon, Weast,R.C and Grasselli, J.G., ed(s)., CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 1989, 1. [all data]
Stage, 1953
Stage, H.,
Seperation of natural and synthetic fatty acid mixtures by distillation,
Fette, Seifen, Anstrichm., 1953, 55, 217-24. [all data]
Adriaanse, Dekker, et al., 1964
Adriaanse, N.; Dekker, H.; Coops, J.,
Some Physical Constants of Normal, Saturated Fatty Acids and Their Methyl Esters,
Recl. Trav. Chim. Pays-Bas, 1964, 83, 557. [all data]
van Genderen, van Miltenburg, et al., 2002
van Genderen, Aad C.G.; van Miltenburg, J. Cees; Blok, Jacobus G.; van Bommel, Mark J.; van Ekeren, Paul J.; van den Berg, Gerrit J.K.; Oonk, Harry A.J.,
Liquid--vapour equilibria of the methyl esters of alkanoic acids: vapour pressures as a function of temperature and standard thermodynamic function changes,
Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2002, 202, 1, 109-120, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-3812(02)00097-3
. [all data]
Krop, Velzen, et al., 1997
Krop, Hildo B.; Velzen, Martin J.M.v.; Parsons, John R.; Govers, Harrie A.J.,
Determination of environmentally relevant physical-chemical properties of some fatty acid esters,
J Amer Oil Chem Soc, 1997, 74, 3, 309-315, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-997-0142-9
. [all data]
Fuchs and Peacock, 1980
Fuchs, Richard; Peacock, L. Alan,
Heats of vaporization of esters by the gas chromatography--calorimetry method,
Can. J. Chem., 1980, 58, 24, 2796-2799, https://doi.org/10.1139/v80-447
. [all data]
Mansson, Sellers, et al., 1977
Mansson, M.; Sellers, P.; Stridh, G.; Sunner, S.,
Enthalpies of vaporization of some 1-substituted n-alkanes,
J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1977, 9, 91. [all data]
Månsson, Sellers, et al., 1977
Månsson, M.; Sellers, P.; Stridh, G.; Sunner, S.,
Enthalpies of vaporization of some 1-substituted n-alkanes,
The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 1977, 9, 1, 91-97, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(77)90202-6
. [all data]
Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990
Aldrich Chemical Company Inc.,
Catalog Handbook of Fine Chemicals, Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc., Milwaukee WI, 1990, 1. [all data]
Husain, Sarma, et al., 1993
Husain, Sajid; Sarma, P. Nageswara; Swamy, G.Y.S.K.; Devi, K. Sita,
Determination of physicochemical properties of some fatty acid methyl esters by gas liquid chromatography,
J Am Oil Chem Soc, 1993, 70, 2, 149-155, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02542618
. [all data]
Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw,
Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2
. [all data]
Rose and Schrodt, 1963
Rose, Arthur; Schrodt, Verle N.,
Correlation and Prediction of Vapor Pressures of Homologs. Use of Structure Parameters and Gas Chromatography Data.,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1963, 8, 1, 9-13, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60016a002
. [all data]
Scott, Macmillan, et al., 1952
Scott, T.A., Jr.; Macmillan, D.; Melvin, E.H.,
Vapor pressures and distillation of methyl esters of some fatty acids,
Ind. Eng. Chem., 1952, 44, 172-175. [all data]
Rose and Supina, 1961
Rose, Arthur; Supina, W.R.,
Vapor Pressure and Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Data for Methyl Esters of the Common Saturated Normal Fatty Acids.,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1961, 6, 2, 173-179, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60010a003
. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
Tboil Boiling point Tfus Fusion (melting) point ΔvapH Enthalpy of vaporization ΔvapH° Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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